Mr. Tsuneji Ōyama (大山常次) of Kiyama, Saga Prefecture, Japan sadly passed away today, January 30, 2024 at the age of 111 years old and 21 days.
He was born in the same city 9 January 1913.
He was the oldest known living man of the prefecture, the 2nd-oldest validated living man in Japan after Mr. Sonobe (112), the 4th-oldest validated living man in the world.
He was the first man in the prefecture's history to become a supercentenarian.
RIP Mr. Ōyama.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Very sad. I heard someone else of Japanese say that. Rest in peace Tsuneji Ōyama.
He was born on the same day as U.S. President Richard Nixon and was a WWII veteran. In January, 3 of world's great male SC passed away.
Born 3 Feburuary 1999. Founder of 5ch anonymous message board about longevity (1 January 2012) / Founder and chief administrator, the oldest people research forum in Japan founded in 1 January 2017. Link: 長寿者研究フォーラム (oldestpeopleforum.jp)
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
He was the 46th oldest living person in Japanese history and the 33rd oldest man in Japanese history.
RIP
